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mitch mcconnell will return as to what i would call the regular order. committees will do what they're supposed to do. committees will do oversight and investigation to make sure taxpayers are getting their money's worth. legislation will come to the floor. we will have the opportunity for people to offer amendments and shape the legislation and for the senate to work its will. that is where the senate need to go to regain its reputation as the world's greatest deliberative body. we are not that now. >> jennifer duffy. >> you talked about two races. in new mexico and hawaii, you have strong women. how do you overcome the fact that obama will carry the state by double digits? >> linda is an extraordinary candidates. she has to do some of what scott brown is doing in massachusetts. that is to run on their own brand and a unique personality in somebody he will exercise a fair degree of independence in recognizing the best interest of their constituents. scott brown reno is the massachusetts miracle -- we know is the massachusetts miracle and the successful
mitch mcconnell will return as to what i would call the regular order. committees will do what they're supposed to do. committees will do oversight and investigation to make sure taxpayers are getting their money's worth. legislation will come to the floor. we will have the opportunity for people to offer amendments and shape the legislation and for the senate to work its will. that is where the senate need to go to regain its reputation as the world's greatest deliberative body. we are not...
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he is the -- he's called the mcconnell whisperer. >> the horse whisperer? >> yeah, the guy that can deal with mitch mcconnell, the senate leader but biden can sit down with him and say, one for you, one for me, we're going to cut a deal. >> and what does mcconnell say? >> as long as you don't raise taxes, i'll go along with it. >> but you can never sell that, as you point out, to the pelosi party. 180 democrats are not going to sign any deal that doesn't have some kind of balance with revenue and spending cuts. >> but if you dig into this, as i spent 18 months doing, talked to the republicans, talked to speaker boehner, they all feel that they can get -- you know, if they agree on something, and they stand before the microphones and the cameras and say, this is the deal, this is in the interest of the country in the long run that people will swallow some of that dogma but they never got to that point. and so now we're dancing on the edge of the razor blade. >> i'll see you on sunday with more time. bob woodward. when we return, who is who? the man who is ru
he is the -- he's called the mcconnell whisperer. >> the horse whisperer? >> yeah, the guy that can deal with mitch mcconnell, the senate leader but biden can sit down with him and say, one for you, one for me, we're going to cut a deal. >> and what does mcconnell say? >> as long as you don't raise taxes, i'll go along with it. >> but you can never sell that, as you point out, to the pelosi party. 180 democrats are not going to sign any deal that doesn't have some...
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senator reed and senator mcconnell did not create the hyper partisan senate. they inherited it, basically. they certainly have not done anything to reverse the situation. instead it has gotten worse. i think senator mcconnell really bears if this special -- the special responsibility. he is the architect and the symbol of a policy of absolute attraction -- obstruction. the structure and began at the beginning -- the obstruction began at the beginning of president obama's presidency. it is utterly impossible for me to conceive of senate leaders that i grew up with being as different as it can be from howard baker or any of the great leaders. i think it is contrary to the way that the senate worked when it worked at its best. the senate is supposed to be the national media aretor. that is a place where the parties come together and reconcile and not inflame differences. it does not work that way at all in the past -- in a long period of time. the frustration i have the senator mcconnell is number one, he deepened the problem. he has driven the senate to a much l
senator reed and senator mcconnell did not create the hyper partisan senate. they inherited it, basically. they certainly have not done anything to reverse the situation. instead it has gotten worse. i think senator mcconnell really bears if this special -- the special responsibility. he is the architect and the symbol of a policy of absolute attraction -- obstruction. the structure and began at the beginning -- the obstruction began at the beginning of president obama's presidency. it is...
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mitch mcconnell not skipping a beat. blaming democrats for all of us. >> never before has a senate and the president done so little to confront challenges so great. neil: and with regulations piling up, so are the costs going up and up. a new report showing that regulation costing taxpayers and businesses. with a health care law kicking in, expect that to grow. dear member this? [applause] >> thank you everybody, thank you. supreme court ruled that the individual mandate was constitutional. neil: they are now going to penalize employers who don't provide the coverage. we have scott pruett here with us. thank you for coming. >> what is the focus of this? >> speaking of regulatory action, the employer mandate penalty would issue state health care exchange or a federal health care exchange. the problem with that ruling is it is in clear violation of informal care act. the state of oklahoma has not taken action to adopt a health care exchange. so we are being deprived of the benefit in our state of employers not having to pa
mitch mcconnell not skipping a beat. blaming democrats for all of us. >> never before has a senate and the president done so little to confront challenges so great. neil: and with regulations piling up, so are the costs going up and up. a new report showing that regulation costing taxpayers and businesses. with a health care law kicking in, expect that to grow. dear member this? [applause] >> thank you everybody, thank you. supreme court ruled that the individual mandate was...
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also, one has been the role of senator mitch mcconnell? guest: the line that comes from the speakers office all the time is the line of communication remain open. i don't know how much talking they did as the president was in hawaii spending time with his family and the speaker was back home in ohio, i believe. i don't know that for sure. everyone was doing their family time and not really working that significantly on something. i think there was probably some minimal conversation, but not a lot. as for the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, i think that is a good one. a lot has been made in the past few days about him taking a higher profile role in these negotiations. while i don't like prognosticating into the future, we can look at the past in some of the previous negotiations of congress and the kind of role he has played. almost all of these talks, whether it was about government shutdown in the spring of 2011 or the debt limit debate in the summer of 2011 or the payroll tax-cut debate last year, those negotiations started at a
also, one has been the role of senator mitch mcconnell? guest: the line that comes from the speakers office all the time is the line of communication remain open. i don't know how much talking they did as the president was in hawaii spending time with his family and the speaker was back home in ohio, i believe. i don't know that for sure. everyone was doing their family time and not really working that significantly on something. i think there was probably some minimal conversation, but not a...
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making, will make and i think it will have some success in making because you show the clips of mitch mcconnell and john boehner and the others saying no that our entire theory is to stop president obama, stop his programs and his platform. they have been quite frank about their oppositional approach. paul ryan has a plan. there's been a republican proposal here and there. by in large the republicans have defined themselves in opposition to barack obama. they've been very frank about it. the president is going to call them on it and dry to deepen that impression of blame as the campaign is under way. it's clear what the strategy is. blame the republicans for obstructionism. claim credit for whatever economic successes there have been and attack the heck out of mitt romney. you saw it on display today. >> thanks. >>> a republican strategist and former romney advisor says women are not paid less than men. rachel serves him the facts. joan walsh will weigh in. >>> president obama saves the american automobile industry, so the romney camp says it was mitt romney's idea. you don't want to plisz this
making, will make and i think it will have some success in making because you show the clips of mitch mcconnell and john boehner and the others saying no that our entire theory is to stop president obama, stop his programs and his platform. they have been quite frank about their oppositional approach. paul ryan has a plan. there's been a republican proposal here and there. by in large the republicans have defined themselves in opposition to barack obama. they've been very frank about it. the...
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mitch mcconnell is against everything. finally, much of president obama's pitch for reelection hinges, of course, on the success of the auto industry bailout, saving gm and chrysler from going under. get this, eric furstrom, one ofy ar aic om tt mn. isasnturday mitt romney wrote to the "new york times" when george bush was still president. he said, look, if you want to save the auto industry, don't just write checks. they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. they went through the managed bankruptcy process. it's exactly what mitt romney told them to do. so consider that, the crown jewel, the only economic success president obama has had is because he followed mitt romney's advice. >> it looks like a support atasdo t thcacoans ck onh et s ty tkret f mein tt could not have happened under their leadership. if mitt romney had had his way, the american auto industry and the millions of jobs it supports would cease to exist. dishonesty and distortions are nothing new for the romney campaign, but they can't change thi
mitch mcconnell is against everything. finally, much of president obama's pitch for reelection hinges, of course, on the success of the auto industry bailout, saving gm and chrysler from going under. get this, eric furstrom, one ofy ar aic om tt mn. isasnturday mitt romney wrote to the "new york times" when george bush was still president. he said, look, if you want to save the auto industry, don't just write checks. they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. they went...
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though he got his marching orders from mr our job is to make obama a one term president senator mitch mcconnell who by coincidence is making this whole fiasco worse you see president obama made the mistake of appointing a marco was acting director back in two thousand and nine a decision the president nearly regretted doing demarco turned out to be just a shill for the banks during the republican party. so the president last year now i'm a native north carolina banking commissioner joseph smith to replace tomorrow and finally give aid to struggling homeowners in a way i just described unfortunately mitch mcconnell's republican senators you know those guys who said hey our first job is to the republican party and to make sure that president obama is a one term president doesn't matter what's best for the people of america the homeowners they have refused to confirm smith thus keeping the marco in his temporary acting job he's not even the director of the smith the guy that they want to have as the director the republicans won't have a hearing in the united states senate to confirm him into this
though he got his marching orders from mr our job is to make obama a one term president senator mitch mcconnell who by coincidence is making this whole fiasco worse you see president obama made the mistake of appointing a marco was acting director back in two thousand and nine a decision the president nearly regretted doing demarco turned out to be just a shill for the banks during the republican party. so the president last year now i'm a native north carolina banking commissioner joseph smith...
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listen to the shills for the rich and they actually believe that nonsense but most of them like mitch mcconnell know that austerity over the past year you know from a half a million fewer government employees we have right now than we had when president obama came into office mostly fired in red states and the next year they want to lay off more government employees mitch mcconnell knows the consequence that is going to shoot up unemployment and what's that what's going to happen if on employment goes up between now and november president obama will probably lose the election this is why the republicans are willing to crash the economy again just to win an election and by the way that's just fine with their billionaire donors who make money when the economy goes down just like they make money when it goes up back when it goes down they have a crisis that they can use to push through and sound familiar deregulation more tax cuts things like oil pipelines meanwhile according to research done by talking points memo almost eighty three percent of the donations to romney's super pac came from that v
listen to the shills for the rich and they actually believe that nonsense but most of them like mitch mcconnell know that austerity over the past year you know from a half a million fewer government employees we have right now than we had when president obama came into office mostly fired in red states and the next year they want to lay off more government employees mitch mcconnell knows the consequence that is going to shoot up unemployment and what's that what's going to happen if on...
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nothing to do with supply and demand, it's all down to the president according to mitch mcconnell. >> according to mitch and the republican leadership, everything is the president's faults. that's just a given. but it is a problem that we see every four years. people always latch on to this gas price issue and you know what happens? the prices spike during the summer travel season and then just as we go into the november elections, they start falling off a little bit. just enough to where it takes a lot of the oomph out of that argument. it happens all the time. so while it is interesting to see those polls, this is not the first time it's been an issue. it is not going to be the last time it's an issue. it's also not going to decide the election. >> indeed. professor dyson, the republican brand according to someone no less than barbara bush has taken an absolute battering. but why isn't the president benefiting do you think to a greater degree or does this speak to the vulnerability of the economic recovery which of course, come november, will be much more influential than anything e
nothing to do with supply and demand, it's all down to the president according to mitch mcconnell. >> according to mitch and the republican leadership, everything is the president's faults. that's just a given. but it is a problem that we see every four years. people always latch on to this gas price issue and you know what happens? the prices spike during the summer travel season and then just as we go into the november elections, they start falling off a little bit. just enough to where...
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mcconnell laughed at the geithner proposal. he said it was a serious proposal. he might be the only one outside of this precinct who believes that and geithner insists if the gop wants entitlement reform, reform to social security and medicare and medicaid and many of those things were on the table in that failed grand bargaining of a year and a half ago, geithner, the president, all administration officials insist, it's the republicans who have going to have to show a little ankle and insist on what they want. make it clear what they want in terms of those reforms, if they want them to be on the table. the administration is not going to go first, they say they've already spelled out what they want in terms of raising taxesnd revenue. we don't apleer to be closer to a deal 29 days out. craig? >> republicans are going to have to show a little more ankle. i'll be using that. mike viquiera, from 1600 pennsylvania, thank you, good sir. so will a deal get done by the january 1st deadline? here's what one prominent republican senator had to say this morning. >> i thin
mcconnell laughed at the geithner proposal. he said it was a serious proposal. he might be the only one outside of this precinct who believes that and geithner insists if the gop wants entitlement reform, reform to social security and medicare and medicaid and many of those things were on the table in that failed grand bargaining of a year and a half ago, geithner, the president, all administration officials insist, it's the republicans who have going to have to show a little ankle and insist...
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what he should have done is what mitch mcconnell did wait until the facts came in. he deliver add message on 9-11 which was inaccurate made a news conference instead of the event they were talking about mitt romney. he did what clint eastwood did to him. he attracted attention and it would have been focused on legitimate questions of president obama. >> did mitt romney make a mistake? >> no, mitt romney did not make a mistake. i expected john to come out swinging in defense of obama. i think obama handled it completely wrong. i am sorry, my friend. h mitt romney cowered too much -- susan rice came out and said it was made by the film and we are learning this is probably pre-meditated. >> mitt romney according to republicans democrats he went down in the polls. is it what he said or is it the timing of what he said? >> what he said was inaccurate. on the evening of september 11th he came out with a statement said the first reaction was to apologize and sympathize which was a crock. >> if the embassy released a statement before it began doesn't that tell you they knew
what he should have done is what mitch mcconnell did wait until the facts came in. he deliver add message on 9-11 which was inaccurate made a news conference instead of the event they were talking about mitt romney. he did what clint eastwood did to him. he attracted attention and it would have been focused on legitimate questions of president obama. >> did mitt romney make a mistake? >> no, mitt romney did not make a mistake. i expected john to come out swinging in defense of...
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admiral mcconnell the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the kind remarks. i have actually been focused on a topic that has become common in the last year or so, about four years. i was asked or just after the cold war in the early '90s. my worry when i checked on board there was thinking about a wonderful agency and the great contributions, not only contribution for the cold war but that before world war ii as an example. we were breaking and reading nazi germany coats in wartime and reading them before the german field commanders and that is a tremendous endeavor so when you think about it in the scope of the context a tremendous agency great contributions and how are you relevant going forward? so what i was struck by is most of what nsa has been successful at doing and exploiting the nation's nations interest for its history was -- and i talked to a few young engineers and they presented me with some facts about the future. one of the things i will never forget they said is mr. or before you leave here 90% of the world's communications will be inside the
admiral mcconnell the floor is yours. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the kind remarks. i have actually been focused on a topic that has become common in the last year or so, about four years. i was asked or just after the cold war in the early '90s. my worry when i checked on board there was thinking about a wonderful agency and the great contributions, not only contribution for the cold war but that before world war ii as an example. we were breaking and reading nazi germany coats...
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mcconnell said that could mean higher medicare premiums for the wealthy, an increase in the medicare eligibility age and slower cost-of-living increases for social security. but he ruled out higher tax rates. most democrats have ruled out all of those cuts, arguing they would undermine the nation's most successful programs. the president asked for, but it appears republicans would be unlikely to agree to give the president the ability to raise the debt limit unless a super- majority in congress disapproves after the fact. that option was developed by senator mcconnell himself. >> members hate that vote, as you know, because they are voting to increase the debt, but that's why they should have it, because it's a reminder of what this fiscal policy is doing and it holds congress accountable for doing it. >> reporter: so the first week or real bargaining on the fiscal cliff ended with a loud chorus of "no's." and there are only a few more weeks left to get to yes on some of the toughest policy issues dividing democrats and republicans. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: many co
mcconnell said that could mean higher medicare premiums for the wealthy, an increase in the medicare eligibility age and slower cost-of-living increases for social security. but he ruled out higher tax rates. most democrats have ruled out all of those cuts, arguing they would undermine the nation's most successful programs. the president asked for, but it appears republicans would be unlikely to agree to give the president the ability to raise the debt limit unless a super- majority in congress...
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mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they have done has been to hurt not just the middle class, the poor. people on social security. everything the talk about is hurting other people. is it those that have the most that want to keep the most and make the ones that have the least pay for all the most the want to have? we have to wake up and get out and vote. this is not -- if we had got out and vote in 2010, this will not be happening. host: a couple more items from a facebook this morning. back to the telephones. david in fairfax station, virginia is on the line for re
mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they...
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. >> they have to keep talking jobs, that nod to kentucky is for mitch mcconnell who is against everything. finally, especially jobs, finally, president obama's pitch for reelection hinges on the success of the auto industry bailout. get this, one of romney's aides says the come back of the auto industry is thanks to come back from romney, here he is on saturday. >> he wrote and op-ed, and he said if you want to save them don't just write them checks, they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. it's exactly what mitt romney told them to do. consider that the crown jewel, the only economic success that president obama has had, is because he followed mitt romney's advice. >> what it doesn't say is that there was no one in the private sector able or willing to lend the $80 billion needed to get them back on their feet. so team romney is taking credit for something that could not have happened under their leadership. the obama campaign says if mitt romney had his way, millions of jobs and the industry would not exist. they can't change this simple fact. by the way, the title of that
. >> they have to keep talking jobs, that nod to kentucky is for mitch mcconnell who is against everything. finally, especially jobs, finally, president obama's pitch for reelection hinges on the success of the auto industry bailout. get this, one of romney's aides says the come back of the auto industry is thanks to come back from romney, here he is on saturday. >> he wrote and op-ed, and he said if you want to save them don't just write them checks, they need to go through a...
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speaker, leaders reid and mcconnell. today when congress bestows the congressional gold medal on arnold palmer, we will be honoring a living legend. he is an icon of american sports and a success in all of his endeavors. a humanitarian, businessman, philanthropist. he personifies the american dream, the idea that anyone can travel as far as their talent will carry them. we think him for his service in the coast guard, for protecting that american dream for all americans. born to humble beginnings and raised in latrobe, pennsylvania, arnold rose from blue-collar roots to becoming the king, the king of golf. as king of golf, he raised up arnold's army. he always demonstrated etiquette, courtesy and friendship to fans and competitors alike. as arnie's army followed him on the course, he taught everyone about perseverance and discipline. he taught us that you can be six strokes ahead, and still lose. but you can be strikes -- six strokes behind and still win. as he said, he always made a total effort, even when the odds seem
speaker, leaders reid and mcconnell. today when congress bestows the congressional gold medal on arnold palmer, we will be honoring a living legend. he is an icon of american sports and a success in all of his endeavors. a humanitarian, businessman, philanthropist. he personifies the american dream, the idea that anyone can travel as far as their talent will carry them. we think him for his service in the coast guard, for protecting that american dream for all americans. born to humble...
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mitch mcconnell is against everything. finally, much of president obama's pitch for reelection hinges, of course, on the success of the auto industry bailout, saving gm and chrysler from going under. get this, eric furstrom, one of romney's aides, says the come-back in the auto industry is all from advice from mitt romney. this was on saturday. >> mitt romney wrote to the "new york times" when george bush was still president. he said, look, if you want to save the auto industry, don't just write checks. they need to go through a managed bankruptcy process. they went through the managed bankruptcy process. it's exactly what mitt romney told them to do. so consider that, the crown jewel, the only economic success president obama has had is because he followed mitt romney's advice. >> it looks like a support group. anyway, they say there's no one in the private sector willing or able to loan detroit that $80 billion that was needed to get the car companies back on their feet, so they took credit for something that could not h
mitch mcconnell is against everything. finally, much of president obama's pitch for reelection hinges, of course, on the success of the auto industry bailout, saving gm and chrysler from going under. get this, eric furstrom, one of romney's aides, says the come-back in the auto industry is all from advice from mitt romney. this was on saturday. >> mitt romney wrote to the "new york times" when george bush was still president. he said, look, if you want to save the auto industry,...
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much mitch mcconnell saying their number one priority, their top priority was making barack obama a one-term president, and reps executed that strategy. one of the big lies, sort of the obama first term is he controlled congress for two years because of al franken's seat being contested, his own seat needing to be refilled. the democrats had a 60-vote for literally four months. other than that the republicans filibustered everything. it was a strategy on both sides to completely obstruct the president. so when you look at that situation, i'm not sure what the president could have done differently with an opposition that was determined to obstruct, determined to bring down his presidency, literally from the day he was inaugurated. >>> i wanted to talk about the stimulus, the campaign ads, wait until you hear these numbers. group dumped 3 billion in ads over the next nine weeks. "the washington post" is warning that when these attack ads come out, they're basically going to make your hair stand on end. do you think this will be the defining time when people are going to see stuff that comes ou
much mitch mcconnell saying their number one priority, their top priority was making barack obama a one-term president, and reps executed that strategy. one of the big lies, sort of the obama first term is he controlled congress for two years because of al franken's seat being contested, his own seat needing to be refilled. the democrats had a 60-vote for literally four months. other than that the republicans filibustered everything. it was a strategy on both sides to completely obstruct the...
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but top republicans like boehner and mcconnell were all too happy to speak at the conference anyway no matter who was excluded. we're seeing the agenda at the state level too. in north carolina rps are trying to rewrite the state constitution to enshrine a ban on gay marriage already in the books. they call it bigotry on the ballot. we saw the gop's views on gay rights in full display on the presidential primary. >> my opinion is that marriage is between a man and a woman. that's been my view. >> so a gay couple with kids is not considered a family to you? >> all of these questions aren't about what people are concerned about right now. >> what would you do with same sex couples that got married. >> their marriage would be invalid. >> do you intend to circumvent the progress made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military. >> joining me now is a columnist from the huffington post and author of "crazy for god" does this episode highlight the power of the far right, social conservatives, and the gop? >> yes, and it's part of a pattern. and that is that the republican party used to have
but top republicans like boehner and mcconnell were all too happy to speak at the conference anyway no matter who was excluded. we're seeing the agenda at the state level too. in north carolina rps are trying to rewrite the state constitution to enshrine a ban on gay marriage already in the books. they call it bigotry on the ballot. we saw the gop's views on gay rights in full display on the presidential primary. >> my opinion is that marriage is between a man and a woman. that's been my...
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. >> you ought to talk to john boehner, miles an hour mcconnell or eri eric cantor, there's no indication that he wants to have a relationship with anybody unless they're a supporter. >> bill: you may not like them -- he may not like the republicans on capitol hill and they may not like him, but you've still got to have some relationship with them to attempt to get something done. >> greta, i don't want to be a naysayer here, but he's not getting anything done. i'll give you an example. he said today grandly the war will be over in afghanistan by 2014. that's a falsehood. i think he believes it. but it's a total falsehood. what he really means to say is the united states is going to cut and run in afghanistan by 2014, whether you like it or not, and if the war continues, which it will, it will be without us. same thing's happened in iraq. he said the war was ended in iraq. no, it wasn't. it was not certainly ended for iraqis. people are getting killed every week, but the americans pulled out. if we end up with an israeli strike on iran, there's going to be a total mess in the persian gulf
. >> you ought to talk to john boehner, miles an hour mcconnell or eri eric cantor, there's no indication that he wants to have a relationship with anybody unless they're a supporter. >> bill: you may not like them -- he may not like the republicans on capitol hill and they may not like him, but you've still got to have some relationship with them to attempt to get something done. >> greta, i don't want to be a naysayer here, but he's not getting anything done. i'll give you...
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in presidential powers, you can do things in foreign policy -- >> you don't have to deal with mitch mcconnell. we're talking about, i don't want to get -- this question how the president's circle of knowledge. the president you can call on anybody you want, you can read anything you want how does he know how to approach a tough call to stand up exemption for religious organizations on women's health? >> people have face-to-face interactions. flr was a master, bill clinton was analytical, appears obama has modes of strength. one is reading internet, magazines, whatever the other is executive-type meetings. i didn't write about it in this article, there are things i left out, a friend of mine who is a successful business executive says he has good managerial temperament, a broad osmosis. >> no bull sessions, no sitting around, he would never invite a couple senators to talk about things at night. >> that's true. we remembered how bill clinton did all kind of thing, obama more of a -- >> he would be calling people at 3:00 in the morning, i know that he has things, i know this from hearing things
in presidential powers, you can do things in foreign policy -- >> you don't have to deal with mitch mcconnell. we're talking about, i don't want to get -- this question how the president's circle of knowledge. the president you can call on anybody you want, you can read anything you want how does he know how to approach a tough call to stand up exemption for religious organizations on women's health? >> people have face-to-face interactions. flr was a master, bill clinton was...
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that's at least what senator mcconnell sees there. >> yeah, right. the fact is his record was not good, and look. what i'm concerned about actually is that does this mean that the heritage foundation becomes marginiz izizaled from main street movement? heritage is the source of a lot of conservative ideas, not all of which are crazy. it's interesting to see if it remains in the conservative mainly stream or if it goes off into a fringe. >> thank you, gentlemen. greatly appreciate it. let me bring in democratic congre congresswoman from ohio. she ranks third on the house budget committee. thank you for joining us. we hope we got you at the top of the hour. >> thank you, tamron. >> what are your thoughts on the notion there's a dpeel in sight. it's a question of whether you have the bush tax cuts separate and deal with the other issues of entitlement and the fiscal issues the president wants to address as far as the debt ceiling later? >> i'm very optimistic, tamron. i think the parties are talking and there's a lot of shuffles back and forth between t
that's at least what senator mcconnell sees there. >> yeah, right. the fact is his record was not good, and look. what i'm concerned about actually is that does this mean that the heritage foundation becomes marginiz izizaled from main street movement? heritage is the source of a lot of conservative ideas, not all of which are crazy. it's interesting to see if it remains in the conservative mainly stream or if it goes off into a fringe. >> thank you, gentlemen. greatly appreciate...